Independent Education for New Construction · Central Texas

The trusted bridge between builders and buyers.

New construction is a different transaction than resale. It means more decisions, more paperwork, and it's usually made only once or twice in a lifetime. New Home Dispatch closes that gap: independent research and clear, accessible education for buyers, and a verified record builders can point to. Not a referee. A translator both sides can trust.

100%independent · no builder pays
49builders tracked
76communities covered
verified daily
11of 77 walked & verified
Advertised vs. Achieved · Now tracking

The advertised deal is the starting point. The achieved deal is the truth.

A builder’s advertisement tells you what they want the market to know. The final contract tells you what they were actually willing to do. Extra closing costs. A lot premium quietly waived. A rate bought lower than the flyer said. Texas doesn’t make sold prices public, so this record has never existed anywhere. We’re building it, one verified report at a time.

Step 01

Reported

A buyer or agent submits the real deal structure in about three minutes. Mostly taps and dropdowns, no essay required.

Step 02

Verified

We review, redact everything personal, and label the evidence honestly, from contributor reported to document verified.

Step 03

Published

Anonymized deal examples join the record, so the next buyer walks in knowing what has actually been done.

The record is open. The first verified deals are being logged now.

You’ll see individual verified examples before you see averages. We don’t publish statistics until the sample is real, and every number carries a label telling you exactly how it’s known. Reports are anonymous, published at community and month level only.

Real estate agents: every deal you report builds your verified contributor standing. A founding group of Central Texas agents is being onboarded to the Deal Desk now. Request founding access →

The Weekly Dispatch · Every Friday

One email a week. The whole market, read for buyers.

The scoreboard, the deal of the week, and one field note from a real site visit, four minutes, clearly sourced, and free. No builder spin.

Issue No. 01 This Week Changed the Scoreboard Incentives · inventory · rates, tracked weekly Read the issue →
Reader stories
Bought a new home? Tell the next buyer what you learned.

Two minutes, completely anonymous, the real story behind your decision helps someone standing where you were.

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Compare Communities

Featured communities, verified and cross-linked.

Three of the 74 communities on the interactive map (11 fully verified and tracked, 63 researched with field verification pending), each evaluated using the same criteria for taxes, HOA dues, builders, and commute. Open the full Explorer to filter all of them and compare up to three side by side.

Field reporting

We go look.

Not everything is on a website. Field Route 01: Kyle and Buda, ten stops, in progress. Verified pricing, tax district checks, incentive signage, and original photos will land on the community pages the same day they are captured. No posts are published yet -- check Field Notes for the first ones.

Why Trust This

Independent buyer intelligence.

On the ground

Not everything is on a website. We visit communities, walk standing inventory, and field-verify what buyers actually face, from lender ties to the real tax rate.

Independent

Rankings, comparisons, and briefings are reported for buyers. Any future sponsored space stays clearly labeled and separate from editorial coverage.

Verifiable

Important facts link to public records and primary sources, and every profile carries the date it was last verified.

Buyer-first

Every tool exists to help you compare before you sign, nothing here requires hiring anyone.

Independence, in writing

Builders advertise. We verify. Rankings cannot be bought and findings cannot be suppressed.

Every figure on this site is checked against the builder's own site four times a day, dated, and sourced. The research is free for buyers, always. When a buyer wants representation, that is Seider Realty Team; the research and the revenue never touch.

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Get all 16 chapters in one organized edition, plus the three stage volumes and future quarterly updates. Download it instantly, no email required. Add your email only if you would like the quarterly refresh sent to you. Every chapter, the workbook, and the field guides are free to download too.

Prefer to read chapter by chapter? All 16 chapters are free to download, no email needed.

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  • The Complete Playbook 16 chapters
  • Volumes 1 to 3 by stage
  • Quarterly updates emailed
For Buyers Ready to Tour

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How buyers use this site
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